The wooden peg was small — barely more than an inch in length — yet the sun caught it in such a way that its shadow spanned the length of the wall.

* * *

We may be small in the grand scheme of things. We might not have significant status, money, or power.

But given the right circumstances, we might have influence. We might be seen and our presence might be far larger than our size would suggest.

At the right moments, we might even be people of great consequence in the world.